Teacher Guide

Anna Karenina Lesson Plan

Notes to the Teacher

The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis. The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays. For the sake of improving their written expression, of expression, teachers should encourage students to write on topics that have been discussed in class, this time in the more formal writing style expected in a literary essay. At the same time, students should not be discouraged from choosing their own topics.

The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays, though some could be slightly re-designed to be other...

No, Anna was originally just coming to visit her brother's home. But she does become embroiled in the problems of her brother and his wife, which stem from her brother's infedelity and affair with his children's governess.

Anna decides to kill herself because she mistakenly believes it is the only escape from her unhappy life, specifically in regards to her marital and family woes. None of the viable options, i.e. fleeing, divorcing seem to offer her freedom. Only...